Zero energy homes - Are they economically viable?

Energy Policy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-21

  Berry, Stephen ^a   Davidson, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Building energy policy; Building monitoring; Energy economics; Zero energy homes

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSING;

BUILDING ENERGY POLICIES; CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ENERGY ECONOMICS; HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY POLICIES; ZERO ENERGY HOMES;

ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; POLICY MAKING; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84940052216     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.05.009     Document Type: Article

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